Songs with sass, songs with attitude, and songs that put women center stage will be offered the in the September 28 concert Badass Women of Broadway at Feinstein鈥檚/54 Below supper club in New York City.
Proceeds from the concert will go to , which has a fund to help the survivors of recent hurricanes Irma and Harvey, which devastated swaths of Florida, Texas, and the Caribbean.
The show is a mashup of talent, from employees of to Broadway and Off-Broadway performers singing pop songs and showtunes. Among the latter will be Barrett Doss, who just closed in Groundhog Day, Coco Cohn (Mamma Mia!), Kalilah Black (The Lion King), Danyelle Williamson (Wicked), Kianee Truvillion (Spamilton), Darilyn Castillo, and others. Accompaniment will be provided by Eddie Carney.
Refinery29鈥檚 Hannah Salberg, who is producing the concert, told 半岛体育, 鈥�The primary mission of Refinery29 is empowerment of woman through storytelling that is timely, positive and thoughtful. In keeping with that ethos we themed our evening Badass Women of Broadway because, truly, in these strange and somewhat desperate times, we positively think the world needs some badass women. It will be a night of laughter and song, all to give help to those who have lost everything.鈥�
Salberg said, 鈥淓ach song in the show has a feminist twist, whether it be about friendship, overcoming heartbreak, or the realization that our power lies within ourselves. Each song comes from a female heroine that we admire. To us, a badass woman is anyone who won鈥檛 be confined or controlled by outside societal pressures or expectations. We see this through beloved characters like Elphaba in Wicked, Allison in Fun Home, Celie in The Color Purple, and beyond with our female pop stars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna, who march to the beat of their own drum and encourage others to do the same. I am so proud to be producing this show with so many like-minded women.鈥�
The show will be hosted by Samantha Reece and Becky Chicoine, two comedians with their own show at Upright Citizens Brigade.
Here is the planned playlist (subject to change):
Opening: 鈥淢ama Who Bore Me鈥� (Spring Awakening) sung by the cast
鈥淔ind Out What They Like鈥� (Ain鈥檛 Misbehavin鈥�), sung by Kalilah Black
鈥淚 Know the Truth鈥� (Aida), sung by Patricia Beam (R29)-
鈥淎valanche鈥� (Kerrigan and Lowdermilk), Aisha Carpenter
鈥淵ou'll Be Back鈥� (Hamilton), Katie Goffman
鈥淚 Will Prevail鈥� (Wonderland), Lily Ramras
鈥淒efying Gravity鈥� (Wicked), Darilyn Castillo
鈥淔or Good鈥� (Wicked), Lucie Fink and Hannah Cecille (R29)
鈥淟ove on the Brain鈥� (Rihanna), Sahar Milan
鈥淩ing of Keys鈥� (Fun Home), Ally Veloudis
鈥淒o You Wanna Dance?鈥� (Bette Midler), Zachary Clause (a.k.a. Sherry)
鈥淣atural Woman鈥� (Beautiful) Danyelle Williamson
鈥淒ifferent鈥� (Peace, Love and Cupcakes), Carrie Berk
鈥淚鈥檓 Here鈥� (The Color Purple), Kianee Truvillion
鈥淎s We Stumble Along鈥� (The Drowsy Chaperone), Coco Cohn
